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When the Sun Goes Down in Normandie (Then Is When I Sit and Dream of You)
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Wikipedia article
'"When the Sun Goes Down in Normandie (Then Is When I Sit and Dream of You)"' is a World War I era song released in 1918. Jeff Branen wrote the lyrics. Evans Lloyd composed the music. The song was published by Jeff Branen Publisher of New York, New York. The sheet music cover features a group of soldiers sitting around the camp fire. In the foreground is an armed soldier on guard duty walking through the campground. The song was written for both voice and piano.
The lyrics begins with a woman proudly declaring that her soldier boyfriend has sent her a letter. The chorus is the contents of the letter:
:'When the sun goes down in Normandy'
:'And the campfires are all a-glow'
:'I'm dreaming of my lady love'
:'Who's so far away across the waters'
:'One of America's fairest daughters'
:'Gee! Tonight I'm lonesome and blue'
:'and gee! I know that you're lonesome too'
:'When the sun goes down in Normandy'
:'Then is when I sit and dream of you'
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
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